Lichterfelder FC

Lichterfelder FCwas aGerman association football clubfrom the Berlin district ofLichterfelde.The club had approximately 1,300 members and included the country's largest youth department.

Lichterfelder FC

Full name	Lichterfelder Fußball Club Berlin 1892 e.V.
Founded	20 March 1892(20 March 1892)
Dissolved	2013(2013)
Ground	Stadion Lichterfelde
Capacity	4,300
2012–13	NOFV-Oberliga Nord(V), 14th
Home colours Away colours

History

The history of the association was marked by a long string of mergers and name changes. The earliest predecessor sides wereFV Brandenburg Berlinfounded on 20 March 1892, andFC Lichterfeldeestablished 18 June 1912.

FVfielded strongly competitive sides in the early 1900s until the club briefly split in two with the formation ofTuFV Helvellia Berlin.These two sides were re-united in 1905 but the club was seriously weakened by World War I and nearly disappeared. At the end of the war in 1919FVmerged withBerliner SC 09 Brandenburgto formSV Brandenburg Berlin.Another union followed in 1921, this time withBBC 03 Berlinto createBBC-Brandenburg Berlin.BothBrandenburgandLichterfeldwere playing second-tier football through this period withSCBwinning promotion to the top-flight for a two-year turn that ended in 1925 after whichBBCagain became an independent side.

By 1929 the '92 Brandenburg side was playing asFV Brandenburg Berlinand in 1933 merged withFC Eintracht Lankwitz.At the outbreak of World War IIFVformed a partnership withRot-Weiß-Schönebergin order to be able to continue to field a team during the conflict. At war's end in 1945 occupying Allied authorities ordered the dissolution of all organizations in Germany, including sports and football clubs. Later that year the membership ofFVBBestablishedSG Steglitz-Friedenau(renamedFV Brandenburg Berlinin 1950) and the Lichterfeld club also re-appeared being known briefly asSG Lichterfeld.

A 1971 merger joinedFCLandFVBBto createFV Brandenburg Lichterfeldewhich was in turn joined in 1988 byLichterfelder Sport-Union(founded 15 February 1951) to formVfB Lichterfelde 1892.The association adopted its last name in 2004.

These myriad predecessor sides enjoyed only limited success with both Lichterfelder sides making occasional appearances in theAmateurliga Berlin(III-IV) in the 50s and 60s.Sport-Unionspent a single season in second-tier competition in theRegionalliga Berlinin 1966–67.

VfBwon promotion to the Oberliga Berlin (III) in 1989, became a founding member ofNOFV-Oberligain 1991, and played there continuously until being demoted in 2004 after a 16th-place finish. A highlight for the club during this period was the club's advance to the final of the Paul-Rusch-Pokal (Berlin Cup) in 1998. Now playing asFCthe club claimed the 2006 Verbandsliga Berlin (V) championship to return to the Oberliga.

In 2013 the club merged withBFC Viktoria 1889to form a new club,FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin.

Stadium

Lichterfeldplayed its home matches at the Stadion Lichterfelde inSteglitz.The stadium has a capacity of 4,300 which includes 1,800 seats (800 covered, 1,000 uncovered). Construction of the facility began in 1926 and it was inaugurated on 16 June 1929. From 1933 to 1945 the facility was known as the Adolf Hitler Stadium and it was used as a training venue for the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. Severely damaged in the course of the war, the stadium was not restored to a usable condition until April 1952 and underwent a major renovation that included the installation of floodlights in the 1980s, followed by the installation of artificial turf in the 90s.

Honours

The club's honours:

• Berlin-Liga(V)
  • Champions: 2006
• Berlin Cup
  • Finalist: 1984, 1998